LGBT Assisted Living to Be More Golden Girls Than Grumpy Old Men

Born and raised in Pennsylvania, I moved to Denver CO in 1999 shortly after graduating from Bloomsburg University. My original motivation for moving to Colorado was snowboarding the great Rocky Mountains. During this time, I acquired the majority of my debt. My income was okay, but outflow was horrible. I simply lived beyond my means and it eventually caught up with me.After a year of play, I landed a job at a Fortune 500 financial services firm as a customer service representative. Over the years, I acquired a number of industry licenses and dabbled in trading, advice, sales, compliance and business strategy. My income was better, but I still lived beyond my means while I attempted to take tiny bites out of my debt.Despite having had thirteen years of combined experience working in financial services between my partner, David Auten, and me, we were financial messes. We realized in 2004 that we needed to do something about our financial situation. We were two thirty-something professionals with $51,000 of combined credit card debt, living in a basement apartment. After reaching our rock-bottom, we made the decision to not continue on the road we had been for so long. Now we're out of debt and use our blog (www.DebtFreeGuys.com) and our books to help others becoming #MoneyConscious and financially independent.I now have fourteen years of experience in financial services in both retail and institutional investing. I have my Master's Degree in Business Administration and am Series 7, 63, 9, 10, 66 and 24 licensed. David and I have now published three eBooks in our #MoneyConscious Series and have a fourth, hard copy book scheduled for release towards the end of 2014 and another eBook in early 2015.The mission of the Debt Guys is to help everyone become #MoneyConscious resulting in eliminating their debt, living a debt free life and empowering them to achieve financial success by virtue of the universal principles discovered by us through our own financial mistakes, victories and professional training.Emails us, visit our blog or connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or Pinterest to help yourself be #MoneyConscious and achieve financial independence.

LGBT Assisted Living in America Don’t think you need to consider an LGBT assisted living facility? According to a SAGE study, older LGBT people are more likely to be single, live alone and be childless. As Prudential’s 2012 LGBT Financial Experience Survey suggests, the “most pressing concern” and the “bigger financial confidence gap” for LGBT

Are Your Student Loan Ills Making You Sick? According to Student Loan Hero, “Americans owe $1.4 trillion in student loan debt.” That’s $37,172 for every 2016 graduate. Students are ill with student loans. Meet the Doctor for Your Student Loan Ills Most college students don’t understand the ills of student loan debt. It’s easier to

Being an Effective LGBT Leader If motivation is the match, effective action is the spark. This is what it takes to be an effective leader LGBT leader. Do you have what it takes? This article is the last in our series highlighting what P-R-I-D-E means to us this month of Pride. P means Power. R is Resiliency. I is Individuality. D

The Wisdom of the Daughter of Two Moms This daughter of two moms will challenge every negative stereotype you’ve heard about children growing up with same-sex parents. Meet Cinara Foor, Financial Planner and Daughter of Two Lesbians How many 21-year-olds do you know who have invested in a Roth IRA and own their own home?

LGBT Dedication LGBT people are dedicated to our divas. We’re dedicated to our politicians. We’re dedicated to who we are, but it’s LGBT dedication to our LGBT community that matters most. There’s DL for Down Low. DIY for Do It Yourself. There’s DSL for Digital Subscriber Line and DS for Direct Support. Then, there’s the

Pride All Year Long Pride Month is wrapping up and that means it’s time to get ready to pride all year long. Be Proud Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow As Kim, Debbie and Joni sang, “Living life is fun and we’ve just begun to get our share of this world’s delights. High, high hopes we have

Your Queer Individuality Isn’t a Liability More companies in the west are embracing LGBT individuality. That’s why it may be your greatest equity today. “You can be or do anything you want. The fact that you’re gay doesn’t mean you have to give up your career at IBM. You don’t have to give up anything.”

Queer Resiliency is Strong R is for Revenue. R is for Reimburse. R is for Return. But more than ever R is for queer Resiliency, an essential trait in a strong business leader. Continuing our P-R-I-D-E theme for June, today we bring you the letter R. “R” for the queer community stands for resiliency. We

Why Should You and Your Gay Partner Get Married Now? Did you know that 71% of LGBT people are scared they won’t have enough money to live out a happy retirement? It’s scary think we could run out of money as we age. What can you do to be better prepared? What can you do

“Celebrate good times, come on!” Happy Pride. Happy June. With this article and those over the next month, we’re dishing up the P-R-I-D-E. Not only is it time for a party, but it’s also much more. It’s overcoming political and personal attacks. It’s our individual financial successes. Ultimately, it’s lifting our community up. Ready? Let’s

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